Mikalai Autukhovich

has been on hunger strike behind bars for the 16th day, his condition is deteriorating, but he does not stop his hunger strike.

On the way to the court, Autukhovich fell from weakness and hit the handcuffs, his relatives reported.

It is also known that on July 26, the lawyer petitioned to have Autukhovich examined by outside doctors, but the court rejected it, and the prison doctor stated that Autukhovich's condition allows him to take part in court hearings.

The blood test, which was taken from Autukhovich on July 21, is still not ready, doctors do not measure the hunger striker's weight for control.

In the process, a break was announced for one day, until July 28.

On July 25, Autukhovich was removed from the meeting after he answered the judge's question whether he could sit in the negative.

Nikolai answered that he could only lie down due to his health.

At this the court said that lying on the dock is not allowed.

Last week, Autukhovich was held in solitary confinement, but then a transfer was accepted for him, which presumably meant that he was returned to a regular cell.

Autukhovich is a Belarusian record holder in prison hunger strike.

In 2009, he fasted for 90 days, in 2005-2006 - for 74 days.

At the same time, he drank water.

In 2013, he cut his stomach in prison as a sign of protest.

Mykola Autukhovich is 59 years old, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, a businessman from Vaukov and a social activist.

He has been behind bars for more than a year and a half.

A total of 12 people are on trial in the "Autukhovich case".

This is his third imprisonment.

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The main thing about the "Autukhovich case"

On the evening of December 8, 2020, the state media reported on the detention of the "Autukhovich group".

According to them, behind the burning of a policeman's house in Vaukavysk and the blowing up of a police officer's car in Hrodna is a group led by a Vaukavysk businessman and former political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich.

First, the Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case according to Part 2 of Art.

218 of the Criminal Code "Intentional damage to property committed in a way that is dangerous to the general public".

Then the Prosecutor General's Office reclassified him on Part 1 of Art.

289 — "Act of terrorism", which provides imprisonment for up to 15 years.

At the beginning of February, an updated list of organizations and individuals involved in terrorist activities appeared on the website of the KGB of Belarus.

According to the KGB, apart from Autukhovich himself, his "group" included 12 people.

Among them

, his wife

and adult son

, who allegedly helped Autukhovich hide from law enforcement officers.

and the former activist of the Ukrainian Communist Party, resident of the Krup district

, knew Autukhovich, were in contact with him and, according to the investigation, may be involved in the crime that he allegedly prepared.